The Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations 1997

Regulation 7(a)

SCHEDULE 1CONDITIONS RELATING TO CONSENT TO THE ADVERTISEMENT OF PRESCRIBED PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS

1.—(1) An advertisement of a prescribed plant protection product shall relate only to such conditions as are permitted by the approval given in relation to that plant protection product.

(2) No advertisement of a prescribed plant protection product shall contain any claim for safety in relation to that plant protection product which is not permitted by the approval given in relation to that plant protection product to be on the label for the product.

(3) In this paragraph “approval” means any approval given under the Plant Protection Products Regulations.

2.—(1) Any advertisement of a prescribed plant protection product, other than a notice at the point of sale which is intended to draw attention solely to product name and price, shall include—

(a)a statement of each active substance of each prescribed plant protection product mentioned in the advertisement, such statement being the name by which each active substance is identified in the approval given under the Plant Protection Products Regulations in relation to the prescribed plant protection product in which it is contained;

(b)a general warning as follows:

• “Always read the label. Use pesticides safely”; and

(c)in relation to each prescribed plant protection product mentioned in the advertisement, a statement of the nature of any special risks for humans, animals or the environment, using the same words as are required in accordance with paragraph 1(g) of Schedule 2 to the Plant Protection Products Regulations, or by the Ministers under paragraph 6 of that Schedule, to be included in the labelling of the product.

(2) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (1)(a) above—

(a)any price list consisting only of an indication of product availability and price need not state the active substance of each prescribed plant protection product;

(b)any advertisement of a range of prescribed plant protection products need only state the active substances of those individual products which are identified by name.

(3) Any statement or warning given under this paragraph shall be—

(a)in the case of a printed or pictorial advertisement, clearly presented separately from any other text; and

(b)in the case of an advertisement which is broadcast or recorded or is stored or transmitted by electronic means, clearly spoken or shown separately.

3.  In this Schedule “advertisement” means any printed, pictorial, broadcast or recorded advertisement and includes any advertisement which is stored or transmitted by electronic means.